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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: Last night in the agriculture committee, we had representation in from the Shannon Callows. We had Michael Smith, Liam Broderick and Pat Ryan and, basically, they set out for us what they are going through annually along the Shannon Callows with the flooding. I welcome the fact that the Minister has brought in a fodder scheme but they want to see the detail of that and they want to know if...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward the motion. It is important that we look at this in the context of what is happening on the ground. People are being assessed for 14 hours of home care help but are getting five hours. An 85-year-old man rang me last Friday evening to say his home care worker was not available last weekend and there was no replacement. He was left on his own....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I thank the witnesses for attending. If I close my eyes and go back to 2004, when Mr. Silke came into the county council office in Galway, the problems that exist now existed then. I might speak a little to the experience I had, when I was Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, in trying to get works done on the Shannon. We got machinery in but it was put in...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important matter. I was at a presentation by the CIF on housing the other night about the future forecast for the industry for Galway and the region. It is interesting that some of the things that came out of that are very similar to what we are speaking about here regarding, number one, planning, the planning process, and how long it takes....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Foreign Birth Registration (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on an application for foreign birth registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48478/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ascertain the number of staff employed by the road toll companies since Covid; if the companies can reduce tolls due to the fact that all tills are cashless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the lay-bys are closed on the M17/M18 motorways and the M6 motorway, when drivers are encouraged to rest but there is no place to pull in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the speed limit reviews being carried out by local authorities are paused pending instructions from his Department, which is delaying the implementation of safety measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend the rules to allow a SPSV driver’s licence holder switch from a WAV licence to a standard taxi licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 334. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to amend the tax treatment of interest-free loans from parents to their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 415. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a measure to protect persons who pay up front for services and the supplier of the services closes their business prior to the service being delivered, such as orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 790. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider not turning the clocks back one hour this winter to facilitate persons who suffer from seasonal affective disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47307/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to cull the wild deer herd, which is causing serious risk to motorists as they are coming onto public roads in darkness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1110. To ask the Minister for Health if patient records from prior to 2001 are available from Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, and University Hospital, Galway; and if so, whether those records can be released to a patient (details supplied). [47358/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the necessary funding to Galway Roscommon Educational Training Board for the purchase of a site in Roscommon for the provision of an apprenticeship programme centre in Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1447. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she intends to give a start date for the new Leader Programme to the companies who will administer the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: 1448. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is carrying out a review of the funding allocated to Galway under the Leader Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47362/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that organic farmers are being discriminated against under ACRES due to the scoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to review the proportionality of financial penalties being imposed on farmers for administrative errors; if he believes that his Department is taking account of proportionality in deciding penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider giving priority to ACRES applications where hen harrier designations exist, given these farmers currently have a designation but no compensation is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46299/23]